You are a joint heir with Christ. You are forgiven and reconciled to God. You are justified by God. You have the righteousness of Christ. You are a chosen ambassador of Christ, therefore, there is no condemnation for those of us who remain in Christ Jesus.  You are blameless and beyond reproach. You are the salt of the earth and the light of the world. God chose you to bear fruit. You are an important member of the Body of Christ. You are hidden in Christ with God. You are holy and share in God’s heavenly calling. You are a member of His chosen race, a holy nation of a people for God’s own prized possession. Hallelujah!

You are His greatest treasure, more valyable than rubies or gold. You were created to sing the praises of God. You have been reborn by the Spirit of God for His glory and purpose. The evil one and 10,000 will fall with one word spoken with the authority contained in the name of Jesus. You have been rescued by God, and you are complete in Christ.

The apostle Paul was hated in Jewish circles. He was the Hebrews of Hebrews whose refined pedigree was known. His teaching canceled the pride of the Hebrews as he declared that a person’s reputation, heritage, education, or accomplishments is NOT what qualifies anyone to receive the inheritance that God promises.

Anyone who confesses by mouth that Jesus is Lord of all, and believes in his heart ❤️ that Jesus lived, was crucified, and walked out of the tomb — gets adopted as a child of God; gets sealed with the Holy Spirit and becomes a part of God’s Royal Priesthood. 🎀

Paul taught Romans 9 “I speak the truth in Christ—I am not lying, my conscience confirms it through the Holy Spirit— I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. For I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my people, those of my own race, the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption to sonship; theirs the divine glory, the covenants, the receiving of the law, the temple worship and the promises. It is NOT as though GOD’S ’s WORD had failed. For NOT ALL who are descended from Israel are Israel. In other words, it is NOT the CHILDREN by PHYSICAL DESCENT who are GOD’S ’s CHILDREN, but it is the children of the PROMISE who are regarded as Abraham’s offspring. It does NOT, therefore, DEPEND on HUMAN DESIRE or EFFORT, but on GOD’S ’s MERCY.”

Many Jewish people believed that Jesus could be the Messiah — but many other, insecure, jealous Jews tried to shut God down. How ridiculous to think anyone can stop God’s plan. Puffed up with pride, many have foolishly tried and failed. Be encouraged by these timeless words of CH SPURGEON: “Cruel slander, wicked misrepresentation, desertion of friends, betrayal by a trusted friend, rejection, political envy and whatever else was thrust at our Saviour — nothing EVER hindered the Lord’s purpose concerning His plan for our salvation. The Lord stands by us in the night of our sorrow, and He says, “Thou must yet bear witness for Me.” Be calm; be filled with joy in the Lord.”  ❤️ Hallelujah and Amen

John 12:42-46 “Yet at the same time many even among the leaders believed in Him. But because of the Pharisees they would not openly acknowledge their faith for fear they would be put out of the synagogue; for they loved human praise more than praise from God. Then Jesus cried out, “Whoever believes in Me does not believe in Me only, but in the One who sent Me. The one who looks at Me is seeing the One who sent Me. I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in Me should stay in darkness.”